• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The real solution is Biden doing an executive order that there needs to be federal emissions tests like some states have. Then codify it when we get a functional government again.

    Not just for shit like this, but when you stop and think for 2 seconds, it’s fucking insane that we basically let any vehicle use our roads. There’s a shit ton of vehicles that aren’t fit for the road, and we’re just taking the owners word that they’re safe.

    It doesn’t even have to be annual checks right away, have em do it every 3-5 years and then maybe see if we can do annuals later.

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      1 year ago

      Lot of states do inspections Oklahoma definitely needs them. And I see these trucks all the time in my state. Didn’t know it was a device doing it until I read this article but now I know. Bullshit and we need to take the license away from people who do this.

    • artaxadepressedhorse@lemmyngs.social
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      1 year ago

      I loved the fact that I didn’t need an emissions test for several years after buying a new car, but I hate that it essentially boils down to an inconvenience, a tax of sorts, for less financially inclined people. Even if emissions tests are free, it’s still time wasted, but only if you’re not wealthy.